Setting::query()->where(compact('group','key'))->value('value') ?? $default); } public function put(string $key, mixed $value, string $group = 'general', string $type = 'string', bool $public = false): Setting { $setting = Setting::query()->updateOrCreate(compact('group','key'), ['value'=>is_scalar($value)||$value===null?(string)$value:json_encode($value, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR),'type'=>$type,'is_public'=>$public]); Cache::forget("settings.$group.$key"); return $setting; } }